The psychology of why we celebrate Christmas
Nostalgia, hope and indulgence are key to human existence.
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Settling scores with God: Leszek Kolakowski at the End of History
How the Marxist-turned-Catholic-conservative remains the pre-eminent thinker for our age of tragedy.
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The Red Christian
How Jacques Maritain, the most influential Catholic intellectual of the 20th century, changed the world.
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Does Easter mean anything?
In the void we live in, it is worth something to know you are not alone and to love thy…
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Why Trad Wives aren’t real Christians
The family has never been the centre of the church.
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Is the future of Christianity African?
How immigration is revitalising British churches.
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Britain’s crisis of unbelief
In a nation that binds spiritual and temporal power, will the end of the old metaphysical order threaten the state…
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A gender-neutral God is far from revolutionary
It’s reductive to describe the creator of the entire universe as a mere man.
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The church’s gay marriage ban is politics, not Christianity
How long will LGBTQ+ people have to suffer before the Church of England changes it mind on same-sex marriage?
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This is how you don’t celebrate Christmas
As a child, Christmases meant exclusion. Today, I am making my own Yuletide traditions.
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The war on Christmas values
Forget phoney culture wars. Jesus would have been appalled by conservative attacks on the poor and marginalised.
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Immigration isn’t undermining British religiousness – it’s the only thing sustaining it
From Stormzy to Bukayo Saka, the future of Christianity is often to be found in black and brown people.
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Christians can’t blame anyone else for the decline in belief
A vocal, intolerant minority has defined us for too long.
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The rise of non-religious Britain
Only a minority of people in England and Wales now identify as Christian.
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What’s the point of Easter?
True Christianity is about unconditional love; it should not be a moral thermometer.
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Homophobic Christians are undermining their Bible
Immature readings of scripture have become a litmus test for conservatives' faith.
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The right’s war on Christmas virtues
The Christian right reveres a harsh individualism that runs directly contrary to the true meaning of Christmas.
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How the Christian right is driving the anti-vax movement
Reactionary wings of the Roman Catholic and evangelical churches in the US are fanning the flames of conspiracy theories and…
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The story of Adam and Eve: exploring the myth of the original sinners
Stephen Greenblatt's book is a pellucid and absorbing account of the Biblical tale's great significance.
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